2 Colgate University Students Killed in Plane Crash

Two college students died on Sunday afternoon when the plane they were flying in crashed into a field in upstate New York shortly after takeoff, authorities said.

Cathryn Depuy and Ryan Adams, both of Ridgefield, Conn., were killed when the single-engine Cessna they were piloting crashed about 12:54 p.m. after taking off near Morrisville, N.Y., according to Colgate University, where the two were members of the class of 2019.

Shortly after the plane took off from Hamilton Municipal Airport, local residents called 911 to say they had seen a “plane come out of the air and crash,” according to a report in The Post-Standard in Syracuse.

John Ball, the Madison County undersheriff, said the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, and will be assisted by local authorities.